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DEVICE FOR HEATING LINKS.

No. 259,339. Patented June 13, 1882.

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Arne RICHARD SMITH, OF GUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF, ONE-HALF TO MYRA R. STANDISH, OF SAME PLACE.

DEVICE FOR HEATING LINKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,339, dated June 13, 1882,

Application filed November 2), 1881.

T 0 all whom tt may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD SMITH, of Ouyahoga Falls, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Forges, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to devices connected with forges for feeding unclosed links toward the fire to heat them for welding.

The objects of my invention are to provide devices upon which the unclosed links may be placed, and on which they may slide forward toward the fire by gravitation as each heated link is removed to be welded, to cause them to present the ends to be welded to the fire, and to utilize the waste heat of the fire as it ascends to the flue in heating the descending links by causing them to descend through it in their progress to the welding-fire. I accomplish this by devices shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown a perspective view of a forge embodying my invention, a portion whereof is represented broken away to exhibit the other parts.

The forge A is in the usual form, with a hood, B, and flue G. A bar of iron,D, passes through a suitable orifice in the back of the forge,which bar is sustained nearits upper end by an arm, E, projecting from the line, and rests upon the end ofan adjustable support, F, also connected to the forge. This bar is of such a thickness as will enter edgewise the opening in the unclosed links, thereby permitting such unclosed links to be placed thereon with their open ends downward; but its width exceeds the longest inner diameter of such blanks, so that links placed thereon will clasp but not surround the bar. The lower end of the bar is made smaller than the other part and terminatesin an upwardlyturned hook, G. The bar, sustained by its supporting parts, passes diagonally through the column of heat which continually rises from the fire to the flue with the hook Gr directly over the fire, and is inclined downward at such an annntil the bar is full.

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gle that unclosed links placed on it at any gravitation alone toward said hook until, arrested by it, they hang thereon with their unclosed ends close to or in the fire.

In use unclosed links are fed by hand upon the bar back of the line, and slide thence downward until the first, arrested by the hook G, prevents the descent of these back of it and While resting upon the bar the links near the lower end are subjected to the heat of the fire as it passes to the flue, (and which is otherwise 10st,) and are, by the time they reach the fire, brought to an even red heat throughout. The lowest link is then taken from the hook G with tongs add brought to a welding-heat, and this is repeated, the other links sliding forward as each successive link is removed.

Bars of suitable width and thickness should be provided for links of difi'erent sizes, which can be readily attached or removed from the supports.

I do not confine myself to the exact devices or arrangement here shown; but they may be modified or changed without departing from.

have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of October, A. D. 1881.

RICHARD SMITH. Witnesses:

G. F. WAGONER, G. P. HUMrnaEY. 

